Pokémon: The First Movie

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About Pokémon: The First Movie

Pokémon: The First Movie is a 1998 Japanese-language animation, family and adventure film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. The cast is led by Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Mayumi Izuka. It has a runtime of 1h 36m. Viewers rate it 7.0/10 across 1600 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Tubi TV.

Pokémon: The First Movie was produced by OLM, Shogakukan Production, and TV Tokyo and made in Japan. It was released on July 18, 1998, and carries a G certification. Made on a budget of about $30 million, it went on to gross $164 million worldwide.

Director

Kunihiko Yuyama

Writers

Takeshi Shudo

Release date

July 18, 1998

Original language

Japanese

Age rating

G

Status

Released

Country

Japan

Budget

$30 million

Box office

$164 million

Production

OLM, Shogakukan Production, TV Tokyo

Pokémon: The First Movie cast & crew

Pokémon: The First Movie was directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and written by Takeshi Shudo.

The cast features Rica Matsumoto as Satoshi (voice), Ikue Otani as Pikachu (voice), Mayumi Izuka as Kasumi (voice), Satomi Korogi as Togepy (voice), Yuji Ueda as Takeshi (voice), and Megumi Hayashibara as Musashi (voice).

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Hisao Shirai and it was produced by Choji Yoshikawa.

Is Pokémon: The First Movie worth watching?

Pokémon: The First Movie holds an audience score of 7.0/10 from 1,592 ratings, a solidly received animation films.

At 1h 36m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy animation, family, and adventure, Pokémon: The First Movie is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Pokémon: The First Movie

In United States, you can stream Pokémon: The First Movie on Tubi TV, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

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Cast of Pokémon: The First Movie

Rica Matsumoto

Satoshi (voice)

Ikue Otani

Pikachu (voice)

Mayumi Izuka

Kasumi (voice)

Satomi Korogi

Togepy (voice)

Yuji Ueda

Takeshi (voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Musashi (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Kojirō (voice)

Inuko Inuyama

Nyarth (voice)

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Ayako Shiraishi

Joy (voice)

Chinami Nishimura

Junsar (voice)

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Sakaki (voice)

Unsho Ishizuka

Narrator (voice)

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